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Latest and accurate news coverage of the Jamaica's General Election 2025

Elderly voter calls for peaceful post-election process

CLARENDON, Jamaica — Arthur Laing, an 87-year-old resident of Clarendon South West, is calling for a peaceful post-election process following Wednesda...

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Cops called in as impatient St Andrew Southern voters get ‘boisterous’

ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Police reinforcements were called in to the St Andrew South constituency about 10:30 Wednesday morning, as voters who had waited ...

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Voting smooth across Portland Eastern, Election day workers commended

There has been a steady turnout of voters across Portland after visits to Stony Hill, Drapers, Port Antonio Primary, Port Antonio Infant, Boundbrook I...

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Lack of voter ID cards slowing down voting — EOJ

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says it is aware of reports of long lines at some locations, but says this is due to large n...

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WATCH: Bumper-to-bumper traffic in New Green, Manchester NW

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Voting has been progressing smoothly at New Green Primary School in Manchester North Western where scores of electors are contin...

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Experts say employees entitled to three hours for voting by law

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Attorney-at-law Gavin Goffe has cautioned companies that fail to grant staff the legally mandated three hours for voting, describi...

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PJ Patterson votes to ‘rescue nation’

Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson has expressed confidence that People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Andrew North Eastern, Stacey Knight, w...

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WATCH: No major issues so far as J'cans vote, says election observer

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Head of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to Jamaica, former Prime Minister of St Luci...

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General Elections: Voter turnout trending lower at 11am

Jamaicans are showing early signs of lower participation in Wednesday’s General Election, with 14.8 per cent of voters casting ballots by 11:00 am, ac...

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Wheelchair-bound Comrade says nothing could keep him from voting

TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Leroy Dackie is wheelchair-bound, but he was adamant that his physical challenge would not prevent him from casting his vote for P...

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Long line of voters at Negril community centre

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Voters at the Negril Community Centre in Negril which is a polling division in the Westmoreland Western Constituency are compl...

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97 per cent of polling stations had everything required - CAFFE

Citizens Action for Free and Fair Election (CAFFE) says it has deployed 32 roving observers and 470 indoor observers for Wednesday's General Election....

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